Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Inch Marton, aka Ecclesmartin, Aberdour
Grid reference
NT 189 858 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
318900 685800
Latitude
56.05822203719123
Longitude
-3.302477098615838
County
Fife
Nearby places
Aberdour, parish, ABO Fife (0.35 miles)
St Fillan's Church, Aberdour FIF (0.35 miles)
Ecclesmartin, eccles.~ Aberdour ABO (0.75 miles)
St Colme House, Dalgety (1.11 miles)
Dalgety, parish (1.75 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
By the sixteenth century the original Pictish *egles ('church') element had been replaced by Sc Inch. See Taylor with Márkus i, 75-6 for further discussion. The name survives only in the OS Place-Name Inch Marton Plantation.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Aberdour, parish, ABO Fife
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesmartin
Head name
Ecclesmartin
Place
Inch Marton, aka Ecclesmartin, Aberdour
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Eglismartin 1347, Inchcolm Chrs.
Historic formEglismartin Head nameEcclesmartin PlaceInch Marton, aka Ecclesmartin, Aberdour Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceInchcolm Chrs., no. 33 Date of citation1347 x 1355 |
Source code
Inchcolm Chrs.
Source title
Charters of the Abbey of Inchcolm
Editors
Easson and MacDonald
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1938
Agismarte 1377, Morton Reg.
Historic formAgismarte Head nameEcclesmartin PlaceInch Marton, aka Ecclesmartin, Aberdour Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMorton Reg., i p. lxv |
Source code
Morton Reg.
Source title
Registrum Honoris de Morton
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
2 vols.
Year
1853
Eglesmartyn 1420, Inchcolm Chrs.
Historic formEglesmartyn Head nameEcclesmartin PlaceInch Marton, aka Ecclesmartin, Aberdour Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceInchcolm Chrs., p. 150 |
Source code
Inchcolm Chrs.
Source title
Charters of the Abbey of Inchcolm
Editors
Easson and MacDonald
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1938
Inch Marton
Head name
Inch Marton
Place
Inch Marton, aka Ecclesmartin, Aberdour
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Inchmartine 1872, Sasines
Historic formInchmartine Head nameInch Marton PlaceInch Marton, aka Ecclesmartin, Aberdour Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSasines, no. 1544 |
Source code
Sasines
Source title
Sasines
Saints in this place-name
Martin (ns) (certain)
Martin of Tours (certain)
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